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Zou v Ji

The Court held that the second defendant engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by passing on a false invoice and oral representations about a direct JBX supply relationship.

  • Misleading-or-deceptive-conduct
  • Deceit
  • Damages
  • Reliance
  • Agency
  • Apportionment-of-liability
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Corporations-law

Chopsonion Pty Ltd (Controllers Appointed) v Watts Meat Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2)

Chopsonion Pty Ltd (Controllers Appointed) v Watts Meat Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 4

The Court found Watts Meat Machinery and Mr Watts liable for misleading conduct, deceit and related wrongdoing, but dismissed the claims against Rolton and Mr Smith.

  • Directors'-duties
  • Shadow-directors
  • Accessorial-liability
  • Misleading-or-deceptive-conduct
  • Breach-of-fiduciary-duty
  • Knowing-assistance
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Contracts

Westpac Banking Corporation v Sentox Pty Ltd (No 2)

Bank succeeded in deceit, guarantee and tracing claims arising from a fraudulent invoice discounting scheme. Mrs Musumeci’s Contracts Review Act cross-claim failed.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Contracts-review-act-1980-(nsw)
  • Equitable-fraud
  • Tracing
  • Deceit
  • Guarantee
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['civil-procedure'-'insurance'-'motor-accidents'-'torts']

Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Haneen Asfour

Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Haneen Asfour [2024] NSWSC 605

The Supreme Court of New South Wales granted a freezing order in a motor accident fraud claim, finding a prima facie case and real risk of dissipation of assets.

  • ['freezing-orders'-'interim-preservation'-'fraudulent-ctp-personal-injury-claim'-'forged-medical-invoices'-'tort-of-deceit'-'statutory-repayment-of-financial-benefits']
  • Freezing-orders
  • Civil-procedure
  • Fraud
  • Motor-accidents
  • Deceit
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Insurance-law

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Yu

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Yu [2024] NSWSC 31

The court found the defendant knowingly misrepresented his psychiatric condition to secure a higher motor accident settlement, and ordered repayment to the insurer.

  • Fraud
  • Deceit
  • Civil-evidence
  • Statutory-claims-recovery
  • Damages-assessment
  • Insurance-law
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Contracts

Mandhan v Toyota Finance Australia Limited (No 3)

Mandhan v Toyota Finance Australia Limited (No 3) [2023] FCA 1261

The Court dismissed Mr Mandhan’s fraud and damages claim against Toyota Finance and upheld Toyota Finance’s cross-claim for loan default and vehicle recovery.

  • Fraud
  • Deceit
  • Misrepresentation
  • Loan-agreements
  • Damages
  • Statutory-obligations
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Contract-law

Smyth v Zou

Smyth v Zou [2023] FCA 409

The Federal Court dismissed a commodities trader’s claims for misleading conduct, deceit and breach of contract, finding no standing, no proved oral agreements and limitation issues.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Misleading-or-deceptive-conduct
  • False-or-misleading-representations
  • Tort-of-deceit
  • Statute-of-limitations
  • Privity-of-contract
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['civil-procedure'-'tort']

Golden v Anderson & Ors

Golden v Anderson & Ors [2023] NSWSC 97

The Supreme Court dismissed Joseph Paul Golden’s proceedings, finding no reasonable cause of action and holding the claim was an abuse of process.

  • ['summary-disposal'-'abuse-of-process'-'defective-pleadings'-'deceit'-'negligence']
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Summary-dismissal
  • Striking-out-pleadings
  • Deceit
  • Negligence
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['corporations'-'equity'-'contract'-'torts']

In the matter of DCA Enterprises Pty Ltd

In the matter of DCA Enterprises Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 11

The Court ordered rectification of DCA’s ASIC records, found DA liable for misleading conduct and deceit, awarded $2.2 million plus $75,000 exemplary damages, and rejected the false imprisonment claim.

  • ['rectification-of-asic-records'-'deceit'-'misleading-or-deceptive-conduct'-'false-imprisonment'-'shareholder-rights'-'asic-register'-'exemplary-damages']
  • Asic-register-rectification
  • Corporations-law
  • Shareholder-rights
  • Director-appointments
  • Misleading-or-deceptive-conduct
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['civil-procedure'-'employment-law'-'tort-law']

Ittyerah v Infosys Technologies Pty Ltd

Ittyerah v Infosys Technologies Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1048

The Court summarily dismissed most claims for lack of a pleaded cause of action, but allowed the plaintiff to replead against Coles and rejected a further pro bono referral.

  • ['summary-dismissal'-'implied-contractual-terms'-'breach-of-contract'-'deceit'-'conspiracy'-'vicarious-liability'-'wrongful-dismissal'-'fair-work-act-claims']
  • Summary-dismissal
  • Civil-procedure
  • Pleading-defects
  • Employment-law
  • Breach-of-contract
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